Computer Science

For courses in C++ - Intro to Programming/CS1, Java - Intro to Programming/CS1, and Introduction to Computer Science.

Today’s students have grown up in a multimedia world – and to motivate them, instructors must relate students’ classroom experience to that world. Taking a high-interest, engaging approach, this new text uses 3D animation via the Alice environment to teach object-oriented programming.

• Full-color illustrations throughout – Show how to use the Alice environment for teaching and learning object-oriented programming.

• Completely worked-out animation example – Appears in each chapter, each addressing a traditional programming problem-solving approach with clear explanations and step-by-step demonstrations.

• CD containing all the examples used in the text – Omits the code. Instructors can use the text in a “lab manual” style, asking students to re-create the example animations as part of a lab exercise.

• “Tips & techniques” sections in each chapter – Demonstrate the techniques of animation using Alice; instructors need no prior experience with 3D animation.

• End-of-chapter summary and exercise sets for use as assignments or in a lab setting.

• Storyboards (as used by professional animators) – Help students gain an understanding of program design and stepwise refinement.

PRELIMINARY TOC FOR ALICE BRIEF VERSION

Table of Contents

Preface to the Instructor  

Part I: Introduction to Alice

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Alice

1-1 Introduction to Alice

1-2 Alice Concepts

Tips & Techniques 1:  Special Effects: Text and 2D Graphic Images

Chapter 2 Program Design and Implementation

2-1 Scenarios and Storyboards

2-2 A First Program

Exercises

Summary

Chapter 3 Programming: Putting Together the Pieces

3-1 Built-in Functions and Expressions

3-2 Simple Control Structures

Tips & Techniques 3: Engineering Look and Feel

Exercises

Summary

Part II: Object-oriented and Event-driven Programming Concepts

Chapter 4 Classes, Objects, Methods, and Parameters

Section 4-3 Class-level Methods and Inheritance

Tips & Techniques 4: Visible and Invisible Objects

Chapter 5 Interaction: Events and Event Handling

Tips & Techniques 5: Events

Appendix

Appendix A: Using Alice

Part 1: Running virtual worlds in Alice

Part 2: Using Popup Menus to Create an Initial Scene

Appendix B: Managing the Alice Interface

Alice software in book.

Alice--Intro to Programming (Computer Science)

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